DUBAI: Iranian Oil Minister Bijan Zanganeh said on Saturday that Iran's crude oil sales to Europe after the lifting of international sanctions on Tehran had already reached above 300,000 barrels, according to the ministry's news agency.

Zanganeh was quoted by SHANA as saying that France's Total would buy 160,000 barrels of crude oil from Iran and the contract would be finalised on Feb 16.

Zanganeh also said Italy's Eni was interested in buying 100,000 barrels of crude oil from Iran and its representatives would visit Tehran in near future to discuss the contract.

Iran's oil minister said Italian refiner Saras was interested to buy 60 to 70,000 barrel of crude oil from Iran.